Claudia Beamish
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Claudia Hamilton Beamish (born 9 August 1952) is a Scottish Labour Party
Member of the Scottish Parliament
, representing the South of Scotland region
.
Beamish is a leading activist in the Scottish Labour Party
. She topped Labour's list for the South of Scotland
in the 2003
and 2007 Scottish Parliament election
s and was Labour Co-operative
candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
at the 2010 general election.
Beamish is the Convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee in the Scottish Parliament and speaks regularly in Parliament on issues relating to education and young people, equal opportunities, rural affairs and the environment.
life peer
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood and his first wife Janet McMillan Stevenson.
Beamish has previously worked as a primary school teacher
Her partner is Michael Derrington, an actor and “autism practitioner”.They brought up their family near Pettinain
in the Clydesdale
region.
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
, representing the South of Scotland region
South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
.
Beamish is a leading activist in the Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
. She topped Labour's list for the South of Scotland
South of Scotland
South of Scotland can refer to:* South of Scotland * South of Scotland rugby union team* An area comprising the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway...
in the 2003
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...
and 2007 Scottish Parliament election
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
s and was Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south of Scotland, within the Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire and Scottish Borders council areas...
at the 2010 general election.
Beamish is the Convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee in the Scottish Parliament and speaks regularly in Parliament on issues relating to education and young people, equal opportunities, rural affairs and the environment.
Personal life
She is the daughter of the ConservativeConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood and his first wife Janet McMillan Stevenson.
Beamish has previously worked as a primary school teacher
Her partner is Michael Derrington, an actor and “autism practitioner”.They brought up their family near Pettinain
Pettinain
Pettinain is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 7 miles east of Lanark.-External links:* * * *...
in the Clydesdale
Clydesdale
Clydesdale was formerly one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1973 from part of the former county of Lanarkshire: namely the burghs of Biggar and Lanark and the First, Second and Third Districts...
region.